Bracket



B. M. FRENZE May 21, 1940.

BRACKET Filed June 4, 1938 l mvENToR ,55k/wko /.7 FRE/vzf ATTORNEY UNITED gSTATES PATENroFFlcE Patented Mayzl, 1940 ,2,201,529` BRACKET Bernard M. Frenze, Garden City, N. Y.,'assignor to American Fixture & Showcase Manufacturv ing Co., St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application June 4, 1938, Serial No. L211,764

8 Claims. -(Cl. S12-#1403) f This invention relates in general to display flange 'I flush along its rear yface with the rear counters, tables, and the like, more particularly, face of the body-portionI and of substantially my invention relates to, and resides in the prosmaller transverse thickness than the body-porvision of, a certain new and useful bracket of tion I, as best seen in Figure 3.

simple, durable, and inexpensive form and type, Also formed integrally with, and extending for- '5 which may be conveniently installed upon and in Wardly substantially at right angles from, the connection with the display table or counter for body-portion I, is a foot-flange 8 having its unfacilitating both support upon the table or der face ush with the under face of, and prefcounter of merchandise retaining walls and ilerably throughout its lengthof substantially the lo lumination of the table or counter and merchansame width as, the body-portion I, the flange 8 ll0 dise displayed thereon. being provided with a plurality of countersunk And with the above and other objects in view, Screw holes 9, all as best seen in Figure'l. l my invention resides inv the novel features of Detachably mounted, as by means of suitable form, construction, arrangement, and combina- `screws s or other suitable attaching means, uponI ,la tion of parts presently described and pointed out the' front face '5 of the body-portion I, and exl15 in the @131mg v tending laterallybeyond the opposite Vertical In the accompanying drawingmargins of the langes', is a rectangular' face- Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of plate Ill having a transverse dimensionv equal to a display-counter or table equipped with a comthe vertical height of the anges E, all as best` bination partition and lighting-fixture bracket seen in Figures l and 3 and for purposes pres- 20 constructed in accordance with and embodying ently more fully appearing. f

my present invention; In mounting the bracket upon a merchandise Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of theA counter, table, or the like B, for instance, thel bracket; f counter-top I I is mortised adjacent its rear mar- Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view gin, as at b, to snugly accommodate thehfoot 25 of the bracket equipped counter or table, taken 'iiange 8, and the rear bin-wall I2 is vertically approximately along the line 3 3, Figure 1; and slotted or out out, as at c, to accommodate the Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectional bracket body-portion I, as best seen in ligure 2. View of the counter or table, taken approximately The usual glass merchandise-retaining panels I3 along the line 4 4, Figure 3. of the table B are then slipped into the recesses 3o Referring now in more detail and by reference formed by the side faces of the flanges 6, the characters to the drawing, which illustrates a inner face oi' the plate I0, and the proximate preferred embodiment of the present invention, surface of the bin-wall I2, all as best seen in Figthe bracket is preferably in the form of a unitary ure 2.

casting A comprising a block or body-portion I If desired, the plate Il) may be removed or de- 35,

provided with an axial recess 2 for receiving the tached to facilitate installation of the countertubular post or standard 3` of a suitable illumipanels I3 and may be adjusted for compensating hating or light-fixture or the like 4, the recess 2 fol1 variation in partition thickness. By utilizingV being formed centrally of its bottom wall with counter-panels I3 of slightly greater thickness 40 a co-aXially bored channel 2 for accommodating than the anges B, the plate I0, when drawn'tight 40 an electric supply line 4' for the lighting-element by its holding screws, will securely retain the 4" of the fixture 4, as best seen in Figures 1 and panels I3 in place.

3 and for purposes presently more fully appear- Thus, simply and economically, though most ing. eiciently, the bracket functions both as a sup- Adjacent its forwardly presented face 5, the port forvthe lighting-fixture' 4 and a retaining- 45 body-portion I is widened for a portion of its member for the panels I3. height in the provision of a pair 0f laterally ex- It win, of course, be understood that the table B tending rectilinear flanges 6 and is machined to may be equipped with any desired number of the DlGVide a SmOOth Surface parallel to the axis of brackets A and that changes and modifications the recess or bore 2 and perpendicular to the in the form, construction, arrangement, and corn- '50 transverse axis of the body-portion I, as best seen bination of the several parts of the bracket may in Figure 4 and for purposes presently more fully be made and substituted for those herein shown appearing. and described Without departing from the nature Formed integrally with, and extending downand principle of my invention.

Wardly from, the body-portion I, is an olset Having thus described my invention, what I 55 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. In combination with a counter having a top and a side-wall, the latter having a mortise, a bracket comprising a body-portion tted in said mortise and having an axial bore for receiving an upright lighting-fixture, and a foot-ange extending forwardly from the body-portion disposed atwise upon and secured to the counter-top.

2. In combination with a counter having a top and a side-wall, the latter having a mortise, a bracket comprising a body-portion tted in said mortise and having an axial bore for receiving an upright ligiting-xture, an offset extending downwardly from the body-portion for engagement with a margin of the counter-top at said mortise, and a foot-ilange extending forwardly from the body-portion over and secured to the counter-top.

3. In combination with a counter having a top and a side-wall, the latter having a vmortise, a bracket comprising a body-portion fitted in said mortise and sized so that its front face is spaced forwardly from the front face of said counterwall, said body-portion providing a seat for supporting an upright lighting xture, means securing the bracket to the counter, and a plate secured flatwise to and upon the forward face, and extending laterally beyond a side margin, of said body-portion for co-operation with the counter- Wall to support a panel.

4. A counter-display bracket comprising a body-portion having a recess for receiving an upright xture-standard, an offset extension formed integrally with, and extending downwardly from, the `body-portion for engagement with a counter, an integrally formed foot-ilange extending forwardly from the body-portion at right angles thereto and being throughout its length of substantially the same width as said bodyportion for engagement with a counter-top, and laterally extending flanges on, and having their front face flush with the front face of, said body-portion.

5. A counter-display bracket comprising a body-block for disposition in a counter-mortise, the block being recessed for upstandingly supporting a xture-standard and sized so that its front face will be spaced forwardly from the front face of the counter-wall in which it is disposed, and a plate mounted atwise over said front face, and ata side margin extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side margin of the block for co-operation with the block and counter in the formation of a panel-receiving recess.

6. A counter-display bracket comprising a body-block for disposition in a counter-mortise, the block being recessed for upstandingly supporting a fixture-standard and provided at and adjacent its front margin with a laterally extending flange, and a plate mounted flatwise over the front face of the flange and block and at a side margin extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side margin of the flange for co-operation with the flange and counter in the formation of a panel-receiving recess.

7. A counter-display bracket comprising a body-block for disposition in a counter-mortise, the block being recessed for upstandingly supporting a fixturestandard and provided at and adjacent its front margin with a laterally extending iiange, a plate mounted atwise over the front face of the flange and block and at a side margin extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side margin of the flange for co-operation with the flange and counter in the formation of a panel-receiving recess, and a foot-flange extending forwardly from the block below said plate forengagement with the counter-top.

8. A counter-display bracket comprising a bodyblock for disposition in a countermortise, the block being recessed for upstandingly supporting a fixture-standard and provided at and adjacent its front margin with a laterally extending flange, a plate mounted ilatwise over the iront face of the flange and block and at a side margin extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side margin of the ange for co-operation with the flange and counter in the formation of a panel-receiving recess, a foot-flange extending forwardly from the block below the plate for engagement with the counter-top, and a counter-engaging offset extending downwardly from the block at and adjacent its rear margin.

BERNARD M. FRENZE. 

